Lake Canoe Skills Intermediate Tandem

The aim is to expand upon the skills and principles necessary to paddle with a partner in open lake waters, to perform skills and maneuvers with greater refinement and demonstrate confidence in an open water environment, and to develop a greater awareness of environmental hazards and how to avoid/react to those hazards.

Activities focus on safety and comfortable paddling on a lake close to the shore. Activities should concentrate on progress, refinement, teamwork and environmental awareness. Paddlers should leave the course encouraged to continue learning and aware of their individual limitations.

The successful intermediate lake tandem candidate is considered an intermediate tandem lake canoeist, capable of performing a variety of land and water-based rescues and more advanced tandem strokes and maneuvers. Maneuvers within the intermediate program require expanded levels of teamwork and greater precision.

Prerequisities: Introduction to Lake Tandem or permission of Instructor based on proof of prior learning of equivalent skill and knowledge.
It is up to the paddler to prove to the instructor by means of evidence, demonstration, or assessment that experience has led to learning. It cannot be assumed that experience has led to learning.

Course Length: Two days.

We will run the course starting April plus on demand for groups of 3 or more.
Other dates coming soon. Contact us for availability or to request a date